Category: Safety
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Pier Plunging Craze Hits Faroe Islands
UPDATE: Turns out that this is probably a marketing gimmick by Danish energy drink maker Cult, that ended up here somewhat twisted and without a sender. See for instance mx.dk At the beginning of this Easter holiday, a social fad started spreading here in the Faroes, that had next to everyone and his brother jump…
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Swimmer nearly dies crossing Sound on a dare
Read nwfdailynews.com The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office identified Robert David Walters as the man pulled from the Santa Rosa Sound Monday after trying to swim cross the waterway on a dare. The 53-year-old man was still in very critical condition at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center Tuesday afternoon, said sheriff’s spokeswoman Michele Nicholson. Walters was…
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Girl, 10, slipped from tube in Saguaro Lake, couldn’t swim
See CBS 5 The body of a 10-year-old girl who had spent part of Easter rafting with her cousins was pulled from Saguaro Lake on Sunday afternoon. The girl and two cousins, ages 12 and 16 years old, were on an inner tube about 1:30 p.m. when the 10-year-old lost her grip on a handle and the…
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New Richmond swim coach dies in lawnmower accident
Read WCPO Cincinatti and see WLWT A beloved swim coach with the New Richmond Exempted Village School District died Friday in a mowing accident at his Clermont County home. Authorities said 63-year-old Joe Middeler was using a riding mower on his lawn in the 1800 block of US 52 in Moscow at about 6:30 p.m. when it rolled…
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Schoolkid’s Instinctive Swim to Survive
Read The Wall Street Journal “At first we didn’t think it was that serious,†Joon-hyuk said. But then the boat lurched further onto its side and the waters rose. “We heard the helicopters outside and told each other that the rescuers were coming.†Joon-hyuk and his friends helped a young girl, not even 10 years…
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British Prime Minister David Cameron stung by jellyfish in Lanzarote
See for instance Sky David Cameron has reportedly been stung by a jellyfish while swimming in the sea at a Lanzarote holiday resort. According to reports the Prime Minister was said to have ignored warnings after locals spotted a number of the stinging marine animals at the island’s Arrieta beach. According to the Daily Mirror,…
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Boy Possibly Electrocuted While Swimming In Family Pool
See CBC Miami The pool where a little boy took his last swim is now empty, drained just days after the child’s sudden death. An avid swimmer, 7-year-old Calder Sloan was in the water Sunday afternoon when police say a jolt of electricity coursed through his small body. They responded to a call Sunday afternoon…
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Charlotte swim coach banned for life after sexual misconduct charge
Read Charlotte Observer A longtime Charlotte swim coach has been banned for life from USA Swimming, seven months after he was charged with misdemeanor sexual misconduct involving a minor. Jamie Thomas, 54, owner and head coach of New South Swimming in Charlotte since 1997, had been on leave from the club since July. On Monday,…
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Swimmer suicide report finds Mizzou failed to follow federal law
See KSDK and KMOV An independent report released Friday says the University of Missouri failed to follow parts of the federal law that governs sexual harassment on campus when handling the case of a former swimmer’s suicide. The report concludes administrators on the Columbia campus should have investigated 20-year-old Sasha Menu Courey’s 2011 death after…